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Iditarod [Blu-ray]

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I watched the abbreviated version of the 2009 Itidarod on TV, but I wanted a more complete / comprehensive version. I searched the web for a 2009 video. I found this video on Amazon, which appeared to be a video of the 2009 race ... but it wasn't. I was initially disappointed that this was not the 2009 race, but in fact the 2008 race. I watched it anyway. The video and commentary is excellent. I learned facts about the race that I didn't know. While I'm disappointed that Amazon didn't make it more obvious that the video is of the 2008 race released in 2009, this Discovery Channel video of the 2008 race is EXCELLENT. I hope that Discovery will also release a vide of the 2009 race, which I will happily purchase.

I'm from Alaska, and this was a great DVD on the dogs races. I wasn't at all disapointed

I ordered this video after reading Gary Paulsen's (?) book, Winterdance. It was like two views of a stereoscopic picture. Winterdance gives you a real sense of the risk and foolhardiness of dog-sledding...and what the passion of it is. 'Iditarod' gives you a close up view of the people who are sold out to it...and not just the race, but the lifestyle. I go on Iditarod websites now, and read the roster of mushers and I feel like I know a lot of them. I'm asking myself, "I wonder what Lance will pull this year? Does Jeff King still have enough to stay at the front? Is Darin going back out there?" These are people I know now, and I'm cheering for the home team.

Give yourself a bit of adventure and buy this movie. Everytime, I need an outdoor fix, and can't get away for a hike, I pull out this video. It's not the same as being on the trail...but like most of the people out there...who knows where you'll wind up.

I may have passed my prime to actually run the Iditarod, but I'd love to join one of the trail teams or support teams that make the Iditarod possible. Open yourself up to a world where the Spirit of Alaska still runs free!

I've had a passing interest in the race after reading about how it got started. I was perusing material and chanced upon this, so I ordered it.

I asked my wife if she wanted to watch it with me, she said it sounded boring, so she passed. I started watching it, and lo and behold, my wife walked by, and sat on the floor just to watch a few minutes. She got hooked, and we watched the whole thing together.

This is a big production. The filmmakers use night-vision, sled cams, dog cams, and helmet cams. They also use helicopters, trucks, and other dog teams to get the shots they want.

2008 was marked by a very close race, and the contest wasn't decided until the last hours of the race. The tension throughout was palpable. There are many interviews, stories about the dogs, and examinations of snow, equipment, food, and tactics.

This is a very enjoyable program that will hold your interest throughout. I wish they had examined more of these races; I enjoyed it enough to want to see more. Superior filmmaking; recommended.

Being an X musher; i found this dvd interesting; very good quality; information; and plus excitement.......I recomend this to anyone with an interest in sled dog racing.

I truly enjoyed this series when it was on TV, and enjoyed it even more the second time, now that I own it. I've become an Iditarod fan and watch this excellent tale of 8 or so of the Iditarod team mushers during the 2008 season with great interest. The detail and indepth video is better than that offered an Iditarod Insider during the race in 2010. The information is still relevant and important for any mushing fan.

The only bad thing about this is that it's short. I wish it had been ten episodes!

My husband and I watched this together, spread out over three nights. When we watched the first episode we both thought, "Huh, oddly interesting, I guess we should continue?" so we did. Well, then we each picked our favorite musher and it got way more interesting. I tell you, if you love racing, you are going to looooove this. Actually, I don't watch racing, but this has the same draws. You learn the background of each racer. You learn a bit about their dogs, the way they train, the food they give them and why. You get to hear about the mental toll this race takes on them and what they do to come in ahead of the others.

It's exciting, it's real, it's got dogs, Alaska and competition in snow! With sleds! What else could you want??!

The series starts right off, not much prep, but the preparations are gone into throughout the series. The racers experience weather issues, dog injuries, dumping their sleds on this crazy turn/drop. The only thing missing is I'd like even more background about the racers, their families, and to see more issues, like the mental toll and the financial costs etc. I'm surprised the winner only gets $69k and a truck..and a buckle. These folks really put their whole lives into their dogs and the Iditarod. To be sure, it really is the toughest race on earth.

I'd recommend this for any age. There is no s*x or violence. Everyone loves their dogs, so no issues there. It might even make your kids love their dogs even more! There is a little cursing, but overall I think this would be a super fun series for the whole family to watch together!!

Movie production is beautiful, and quite accurate, EXCEPT:

The movie focused on a diabetic racer who had problems running the race.

The movie totally ignored that there was a blind girl

running the race, AND she completed the race in Nome.